For each noun, try to think of the different ways to use that word.
Sometimes sentence stems, such as “In What Ways Might…”, “How might…”, or “How to…” help you brainstorm.
For example, if your vocabulary list includes the word hammer, you might use the stems listed about to talk about how to use hammer in the most unusual ways. This is called originality.
to hammer a nail
to build a house
to draw lines in the sand
to get wrinkles out of clothes
to hit ping pong balls
to play golf
as a bat
juggle three of them at once
stir a pot of spaghetti
use the opposite end to brush your hair
Treatment Force-Fitting
Creative Process
Look at your list of vocabulary words.
Try to fit unrelated objects or words together to think of new possibilities.
You will need to choose words that appear very different. You will use them to go beyond the ordinary.
For example, if your vocabulary list includes the word crevice and abolish, you might choose these two words because they are very different. One is a noun and the other a verb. They appear at first to have nothing to do with one another.
Crevice + Abolish = You could abolish crevices in sidewalks by pouring supersonic gel over every street.
Crevice + Abolish = You could abolish hatred by squashing all of the mean words in crevices.
Treatment: Brainstorming for Originality
Creative Process
Look at your list of vocabulary words.
For each noun, try to think of the different ways to use that word.
Sometimes sentence stems, such as “In What Ways Might…”, “How might…”, or “How to…” help you brainstorm.
For example, if your vocabulary list includes the word hammer, you might use the stems listed about to talk about how to use hammer in the most unusual ways. This is called originality.
to hammer a nail
to build a house
to draw lines in the sand
to get wrinkles out of clothes
to hit ping pong balls
to play golf
as a bat
juggle three of them at once
stir a pot of spaghetti
use the opposite end to brush your hair
Treatment Force-Fitting
Creative Process
Look at your list of vocabulary words.
Try to fit unrelated objects or words together to think of new possibilities.
You will need to choose words that appear very different. You will use them to go beyond the ordinary.
For example, if your vocabulary list includes the word crevice and abolish, you might choose these two words because they are very different. One is a noun and the other a verb. They appear at first to have nothing to do with one another.
Crevice + Abolish = You could abolish crevices in sidewalks by pouring supersonic gel over every street.
Crevice + Abolish = You could abolish hatred by squashing all of the mean words in crevices.